Broad overhaul urged for defense in missile program push
Senator Mansfield urged a drastic defense overhaul after a Senate probe into missile and satellite programs. He called for simplified command machinery and a sped up system to beat Russia in space and long range missile development. Kefauver and Barrett echoed criticism as Gaither Report details sparked debate. Cape Canaveral saw a successful Air Force Thor test as part of ongoing missile activity.
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Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate
Defense Department
Russia
Defense Organization
Kefauver
D/Tenn
Barrett
R-Wye
Senate Preparedness
U. S
Washington Post
Gaither
Pentagon
Post
H. Rowan Gaither Jr
Ford Foundation
White House
Office O Defense Mobilization
National Security Council
Democrats
Thel
Taylor
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Thor
Gunman Robbed Office For Carbon Paper Loot
A masked gunman entered a Needes Express Inc. office and demanded the recently delivered payroll of eight thousand dollars. He fired at controller Thomas Robertson as he moved to the rear, missed him, grabbed a parcel, and fled in a waiting car with a package of carbon paper.
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Walimres
Thomas Robertson
Needes Express Inc
Robertson
Budget battles shape 1958 U S gov plan and defense system
The Senate subcommittee chaired by Lyndon B. Johnson approved early in the process a tentative 1958 national budget amid plans to send the document to the House and then back for revisions. Kefauver and Barrett criticized the defense setup as bureaucratic while Gen Maxwell Taylor urged a strong pace in missiles and satellites. The deficit projection runs near 14 billion dollars with over five trillion francs in outlays and 46 trillion in receipts. In Salt Lake City a police memo advised officers to avoid stopping a mail truck unless a license number could be obtained for citation, a note amid traffic matters.
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Neesa
Gaillard
Wins
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
FARIS
Peli Gaillard
Barrett
Kefauver
Barret
Partie
Republic
Salt Lake City
W. Cleon Skousen
Taylor
Philippines Faces Deep Economic Crisis Amidustered Austerity
Manila reports the Philippines in its worst economic strain since ejecting the Japanese. Central Bank Governor Cuaderno hints at resignation as dollar reserves fall about 20 million and prices surge after a new austerity program. Unemployment rises and imports outpace exports as political blame shifts between parties.
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Philippines
Miguel Cuaderno
Nhasic Foods
Jis
Asia
United Nations Commission
University of the Philippines
Liberal Party
Orac
Just a Chicken Till He Fights
Honolulu story notes a debate on cock fighting legality and culture among Hawaii’s Filipino community. Territorial veterinarian Ernest H. Willers estimates about 10,000 gamecocks arrive annually, with police halting imports at piers. Chickens flown from the mainland undergo only disease inspection, while Willers says a fighting cock becomes such only when it fights.
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Kitty Carlisle
Pienso
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Maxwell D. Taylor
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Onondaga Street
New York
Granite
United States
Communist Party
McCarthy School For
Home and Garden Club
Lester &. Kienzle
Edward W. Mertz
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Ter Exia Bivai
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Stote Stern
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